Nándor Hidegkuti
Hungarian football player and manager (1922-2002) · Hungary · On the map · Footballers · Died at 79
Nándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a key member of the Hungary national team known as the Golden Team.
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Mihály Lantos Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1956
József Zakariás Teammate at Hungary national team, 1947-1954- Péter Palotás Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
- Imre Kovács Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1958
Károly Sándor Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1958- Sándor Gellér Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
- Ferenc Kovács Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1958
Árpád Fazekas Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1952- János Molnár Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1958
Iuliu Bodola Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1947-1949Ferenc Puskás Teammate at Hungary national team, 1945-1956
Sándor Kocsis Teammate at Hungary national team, 1948-1956
József Bozsik Teammate at Hungary national team, 1947-1958
Zoltán Czibor Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1956
Gyula Lóránt Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1955
Jenő Buzánszky Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
László Budai Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1958- Lajos Csordás Teammate at Hungary national team, 1952-1958
Ferenc Sipos Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1958- Béla Kárpáti Teammate at Hungary national team, 1953-1958
- Mihály Tóth Teammate at Hungary national team, 1949-1957
- László Bödör Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1958
Károly Lakat Teammate at Hungary national team, 1945-1950- Sándor Balogh Teammate at Hungary national team, 1945-1950
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Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis and József Bozsik. In 1953, playing as a deep-lying centre-forward, a position which has retroactively been compared to the modern false 9 role, he scored a hat-trick for Hungary when they beat England 6-3 at Wembley Stadium. Playing from deep, Hidegkuti was able to distribute the ball to the other attackers and cause considerable confusion to defences. This was an innovation at the time and revolutionised the way the game was played.
